Sales and Marketing School

Bank marketing has undergone radical changes in the past several decades and the financial services sales process has experienced a similar transformation. Both have been influenced by one thing more than any other—the customer’s behavior. Because the customer is more knowledgeable, has more tools at their disposal and is in greater control, marketing and sales must collaborate more effectively than ever before if the bank expects to sustain long term growth and profitability.

There are schools and conferences focused on marketing. Others target sales. GSB’s innovative School of Sales and Marketing integrates these two vital disciplines into one practical, dynamic week. Designed by bankers and those with in depth knowledge of our industry, this program pinpoints key marketing and sales activities from the customer experience and branding to prospecting, sales management and the ROI of marketing and sales action plans.

Students experience a blend of lecture, small group discussions and breakout sessions. The Sales and Marketing School also accomplishes what no others can. Marketing associates leave with a Marketing Planning Template for the coming year. Sales colleagues create an individualized Sales Plan that combines high level strategies and key tactics to generate record results. These plans are created with the help of faculty mentors who work in the evening with small groups of students to integrate what has been learned that day. This learning to life approach burns in knowledge and helps the student retain competencies for the long haul.

The faculty is comprised of best in class bankers and consultants – experts who bring time tested ideas to the table implemented by community banks, regional players and money center organizations. Networking with other bankers from around the world creates a lifetime of new relationships and the information exchanged from both faculty and students is second to none.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Veteran marketing/sales officers as well as those newly promoted or new to banking will benefit from this powerful program. Community bank CEOs, regional sales managers, retail managers and business banking professionals also gain a better understanding of the marketing and sales synergies needed to be competitive in 2018 and beyond.

Multi-Student Discount

GSB encourages banks to send more than one person to the school so the sales and marketing professionals can work together to enhance relationship growth and company performance through a unified effort focused on the customer. If your bank chooses to send multiple students, you will receive a rebate of $350 per additional registration – that’s essentially a free registration fee for second and subsequent registrations, and will be paid at the conclusion of the school in the form of a rebate.

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

An overview of the business of banking and how sound sales and marketing strategies directly impact the bank’s bottom line

A clear understanding of how marketing and sales can synergize for the benefit of the bank, the customer and the marketplace

An objective view of sales and marketing technologies and how they enable success

How social, digital, mobile integrate through the sales and marketing process

Making delivery channels such as the branch, the call center and the RM more efficient and effective

Why team selling and account-based marketing are no longer luxuries

A greater sense of content marketing, big data and analytics combine to help the bank target the right opportunities

Key ways to find and touch prospects without cold calling

How marketing can partner with business banking through tailored collateral, sponsorships, seminars, webinars and speed networking

Leading the sales process through tools, routines and accountabilities

EXPERIENCE THE GSB DIFFERENCE

The Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is widely recognized as one of the leading and most progressive graduate banking school in the country. Using feedback from its alumni, Banker Advisory Board and sponsoring state bankers associations, GSB continuously updates program offerings to meet current professional development needs in the banking industry. In developing the Sales and Marketing School, specifically for marketing professionals in the banking industry, GSB sought out the industry's finest banking industry experts to design and teach the program. Visit our faculty page to meet your instructors.

More than 23,000 alumni have benefited personally and professionally from attending the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You, too, can benefit from a GSB learning experience. We hope you'll join us for the Sales and Marketing School!

ACCOMMODATIONS

Your registration includes five nights, single occupancy lodging at the Fluno Center for Executive Education or a nearby business hotel within a short walk. The Fluno Center is where classes will held; it's an ideal setting for learning, sharing ideas and networking with banking industry peers. GSB will reserve a room on your behalf upon receipt of your application. See details and fees page for more information.